Sun´s out.

29th June 2010 06.00. Day 23. 38deg 7N 43deg 46W. Pressure 1027mb.

Very high pressure but still a nice breeze from SW so I´ll keep quiet about it and enjoy while it lasts. Weatherfax show a nasty low coming across north of here in about a day, tempting to get a little higher north to keep away from the top of the Azores high but that low looks a bit mean and moody so I´ll stay at this latitude and see how it goes. If I head south might loose wind altogether which would be good for washing but dull for sailing. We shall see. Low looks like it will hammer Ireland and sw UK in couple of days, glad I won´t be up there then. Seas down from last few days but on the starboard quarter (back right of the boat ye lubbers) so still bit rolly but I barely notice it now. Apart from when coffee goes flying across the boat followed buy some swear words.

12.00. Clocks forward, 143 miles in 23 hours. Still going strong. Lovely day, blue sea with nice breeze and lot of white horses, sunny and cool with the breeze. No longer drinking 2 litres of water every day like the tropics. Some 70´s Stanley Clarke playing LOUD! Been stuck inside for days, great to sit outside again even if there is a touch of spray coming aboard now and then. 563 miles to go to Flores. 4 days 4 hours at this speed but won´t think too much about when, pressure way up so could loose the wind at any second. But may celebrate with one of the last 2 tins of fruit. Ah, the luxury of it all.